TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Assessment
A1  - Alvarez, Paulino A.
A1  - McClelland, Myles C.
A1  - Guha, Ashrith
A2  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
AB  - Heart  failure  affects  more  than  5  million  Americans,  of  whom  approximately  6%  have  advanced  heart  failure.1,2  Advanced  heart  failure  is  characterized  by  severe  progressive  symptoms  despite  optimal  medical  therapy,  recurrent  hospital  admissions,  and  very  poor  prognoses.  Therapeutic  options  include  cardiac  transplantation,  mechanical  circulatory  support,  and  palliative  care.  Cardiac  transplantation  is  limited  by  donor  availability  and  recipient  eligibility.3,4  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159796842
ER  -